Texas Appraiser Licensing
& Certification Board

Requirements For Upgrading

To upgrade to a specific license, you need to meet additional experience and education requirements.

Title	Additional Education Requirements	Experience Requirements
Certified Residential Appraiser to Certified General Appraiser	A Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university AND General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use (15 hours) General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach (15 hours) General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach (15 hours) General Appraiser Income Approach (Part I and II) (45 hours) General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies (10 hours)	Provide 3,000 hours of acceptable and verifiable appraisal experience acquired over a minimum of 18 months (1 1/2 years) of which a minimum of 1,500 hours must be non-residential real property appraisal experience. Experience may be acquired anytime during the appraiser's career when that person had legal authority to perform real estate appraisals. Appraisals must comply with USPAP.
Licensed Residential Appraiser to Certified General Appraiser	A Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university AND General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use (15 hours) General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach (15 hours) General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach (15 hours) General Appraiser Income Approach (45 hours) General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies (15 hours) Statistics, Modeling and Finance (15 hours) Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (30 hours) (**may be satisfied with courses in Residential modules or overage hours taken for another required course)	Provide 3,000 hours of acceptable and verifiable appraisal experience acquired over a minimum of 18 months (1 1/2 years) of which a minimum of 1,500 hours must be non-residential real property appraisal experience. Experience may be acquired anytime during the appraiser's career when that person had legal authority to perform real estate appraisals. Appraisals must comply with USPAP.
Licensed Residential Appraiser to Certified Residential Appraiser	One of six college-level education requirements set out by the AQB AND Statistics, Modeling and Finance (15 hours) Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies (15 hours) Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (20 hours) (**may be satisfied with courses in Residential modules or overage hours taken for another required course)	Provide 1,500 hours of acceptable and verifiable appraisal experience acquired over a minimum of 12 months (1 year). Experience may be acquired anytime during the appraiser's career when that person had legal authority to perform real estate appraisals. Appraisals must comply with USPAP.
Appraiser Trainee to Certified General Appraiser	A Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university AND General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use (30 hours) General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach (30 hours) General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach (30 hours) General Appraiser Income Approach (Part I and II) (60 hours) General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies (30 hours) Statistics, Modeling and Finance (15 hours) Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (30 hours)(**may be satisfied with courses in Residential modules or overage hours taken for another required course)	Provide 3,000 hours of acceptable and verifiable appraisal experience acquired over a minimum of 18 months (1 1/2 years) of which a minimum of 1,500 hours must be non-residential real property appraisal experience. Experience may be acquired anytime during the appraiser's career when that person had legal authority to perform real estate appraisals. Appraisals must comply with USPAP.
Appraiser Trainee to Certified Residential Appraiser	One of six college-level education requirements set out by the AQB AND 125 hours required to upgrade in addition to the 75 hours required for an Appraiser Trainee Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use (15 hours) Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach (15 hours) Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches (30 hours) Residential Report Writing and Case Studies (15 hours) Statistics, Modeling and Finance (15 hours) Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies (15 hours) Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (20 hours)	Provide 1,500 hours of acceptable and verifiable appraisal experience acquired over a minimum of 12 months (1 year). Experience may be acquired anytime during the appraiser's career when that person had legal authority to perform real estate appraisals. Appraisals must comply with USPAP.
Appraiser Trainee to Licensed Residential Appraiser	75 hours required to upgrade in addition to the 75 hours required for an Appraiser Trainee Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use (15 hours) Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach (15 hours) Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches (30 hours) Residential Report Writing and Case Studies (15 hours)	Provide 1,000 hours of acceptable and verifiable appraisal experience acquired over a minimum of 6 months. Experience may be acquired anytime during the appraiser's career when that person had legal authority to perform real estate appraisals. Appraisals must comply with USPAP.